Dirigible headlight for automobiles.



W. CLARY. @www HEMLIGHT fon AuToMoBsLEs. APPLICATION FILED xw1AR.I. 1918.

gg@ Pateted Feb. 25, 1919.

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'WILL'.[AJV CLARY, QF GLDENDALE, XASHNGTON.

DRIGELE HEADLGrHT FOB AUTMGB'LES.

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Specification of Letters Estant.

Application filed March 11, 1918. Serial No. t.

Be it known that l, l/VILLAi-r Unser, a citizen oit the United Sta-tes, and a resident of the city of Goldendale, county of llichitat, and State o Washington,.have 'invented certain new anc. useful improvements in Dirigev7 ,ne leadlights for Automobiles, of which the following is a speeication.,

lriy invention relates to improvements in dirigible headlights for automobiles in general,- and more particularly to that type of dirigible headlights shownl in U. S. Patent ;;'1:1,233,027 issued to the applicant on July 10, 1917, he presentinvention beingan improvement on the earlier construction` The principal object oi the present inven tion is to provide a mechanism which shall selectively operate one of' a pair of dirigible headlights to contorniI to the direction oi turning oi' the front Wheels of an automobile, the other headlight remaining in iired relation to the balance of the car. A urther oh'fct is to turn only the light which is nearest-to the pivotal point of the turning ofwthe ear, which light will hereinafter be designated as the inside light, the other iiglfn being desigr ed as t* e cnitsidefj i. t. .A further oo'ect .s o ide mes-iii In i .i 1

which will turn the in lue light in the di rection or and approximately in the same deree as the turning of the car, While the outside light remains in' a normally 'forward y position during said turning process. It iur'- object 'is to provide a mechanism so that neither oi the lights will be affected or operated by the minor oscillations, vihra tions or turnings of the front Wheels or steering mechanism. Another object is to provide a mechanism that issirnple, durable and practicable for the purpose considered. With these objects in vievv, my invention relates more particularly to that iorrn of construction shown in the acconipanyimg drawings and in these specifications, it being understood that l claim such modifications thereoi' as legitimately come 'Within the scope of the appended claims.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 shows a iront elevation of a portion oran automobile with the'inechanisinmounted thereon. 2 is a plan view of the mechanism showing a por tion of the front axle and connecting rod of the car. Fig. 3 is an end elevation taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. is a perspective view of the stop motion col-lar. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged view oi a portion of the connecting mechanism between the lights.

l/Vith incre particular reference to the drawings, the numeral 7 indicates the body of the car as a Whole, 8 being the iront axle,

9 the front steering knuckles, 10 indicatesthe steering knuckle controlling arms pim otally connected at 11 to the connecting rod 12I Fixedly mounted on rod 12 as by pin 1li is a sleeve lintegrally formed with a second sleeve 15 at right angles to and pod sitioned above sleeve 13. 'A rod 16 upwardly turned as at '17 Ais slidabiy mounted Within sleeve 15, and on its end 1? is slidably mounted' a verticai sieeve 18 integrally formed at right angles to and out of alineinent with a horizontal sleeve 19 which is tiXedly mounted as by pin 2C' to a horizontal rod 21 carrying on either' side of sleeve 19 a helical compression spring 22.

A pair of headlight brackets 23 a ixedly mounted on vertical shafts 26 o atively mounted in bearings 24 supported brachets 25 which may be attached as any suitable portion of the anton struction. Collars 28 having locking slots 29 and upwardly' vpreiecting lugs 550 mounted on the upper end of bearings vertical rib 27 being provided on each of said bearings to engage its respective slot 29 and prevent collars 28 from rc tive motion. The brackets 23 are oit-set rWa-rdly as by arms 38, one edge of sash of when in orvvard position corni. tively in contact with one edge oi ns adjacent lug 30 to prevent the rotation or' its respective headlight beyond the medial line in the direction of the central .longitudinal axis of the machine.- @n the lower ends or" shafts 26 are ixedly mounted arms 31 pivotally connected as at to connecting brackets 33 which are at 3e, sleeves being xedly attached to this upturned portion, these sleeves being operatively mournedI onand near each eirtrernity ot rod 21 in operative Contact with springs 22. Rod has suitable loclr nuts 36 mounted on the threaded ends 3'?, of said rod outsideof sleeves 35.

lin operation,V any lateral motion of connectingrod 12 due to turning of the steering Wheels will be transmitted through rod 16 to horizontal rod 21. As this rod moves, say, to the right it will move the left hand headlight in a rotative direction and essentially in the same degree as the turning of Patented Feb. 25, dhd99.'

upwardly turn ed y ico i on spying p cit to noiinel position und t uitliei" metio-, of i'od in the opboite ii'ection will repeat 'the piocess with me opposite l V the lock nuts ere positioned sli apart from sleeve 35 es shown in i? it is evident that. rod 2l ine-y lieve :i ill lateral nioton that will not et 7es 35 and consequently oreciets 23, e d by suitable positioning` of these nuts it, would be evident that the ineclienisin may be so adjusted so that minor variations of the steering Wheels end ifod will not effect the position of brackets 23 :uid consequewjy of the headlights t .eieon mounted. will tliue be seen that l lieve 'povid d eclmniszn that. will iuliil the,

various objects as steted lieein, :nid that1 is very simT le, durable and practicable.

lt is evident that, by mounting botti the horizontal and the ve tical portions of the bent connecting rod which operates between the connecting foils the steering knuckles the connecting iod for tbe lamp bracket-s mv 1. "-1 vi; v" fe sleeves le and i8, met lieve olo- T ifiexible connection which will allow ien , so connected.

i desci'ibeo preteiied fom oi'in; intentie, what claim :is new e -d d yiby tbe letters etent ie: v1 i nait or.' l e f xeo. helical springs surrounding said rod between seid collar end said sleeves, stop collars inouxfted on seid supporting brackets having t lugs tliei'eon to Contact with said lamp' brackets to prevent rotation of said lmnp bracket-s in one direction from a medial position7 and ineens for Vattaching said collar to the tie rod between the steering knuckles ot e motor vehicle, as and for vthe purpose described.

2. En combination with an automobile and steering mechanism therefor, a painof lmnp brackets rotatably mounted in 'fixed sup* porting bracket stop collars mounted on seid suppoiting' brackets to engage each of seid lmnp brackets to peoveut rotation there f in n theif medial posiiding arms fixed to eid lmnp bfacl'ftetse i le iod slid-bly mounted iii sleeves on seid mins', e central sleeve attached to seid tie rod, helical spiingfs sur rounding seid rod between seid centi-el sleeves snol seid tifoie'rre itioned sleeves and Ying mechanism on to seid'tie ee te tt specific on in tbe presence if witnessesr *er \T van bien@ @SJLL 

